Strong's Lexicon

H2216

H2216 — זְרוּבָּבֶל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewZrubbabelnameOccurrences: 21TWOT: 578a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2216
Word:זְרוּבָּבֶל
Part of Speech:name
Etymology:from H2215 and H894
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:21
Transliteration:Zrubbabel
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:zer-oob-baw-bel'
Meaning:1. descended of (i.e. from) Babylon, i.e. born there 2. Zerubbabel, an Israelite
KJV Renderings:Zerubbabel.

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2444

זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל proper name, masculine (according to MV perhaps = זְרוּעַ בָּבֶל begotten in Babylon, see also Thes)

probably = Babylonian Zêr-Bâbili = off-spring of Babylon, often in Inscriptions (MeyE. Jud. v). — grandson of king Jehoiachin, and son of Pedaiah 1Chr 3:19 (twice in verse) (but son of Shealtiel Ezra 3:2; Ezra 3:8 etc., compare שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל brother (?) of פְּדָיָה 1Chr 3:17); leader of first returning exiles Ezra 2:2 = Neh 7:7; Ezra 3:2; Ezra 3:8; Ezra 4:2; Ezra 4:3; Neh 12:1; Neh 12:47; Hag 1:12; Hag 2:4; Zech 4:6; Zech 4:7; Zech 4:9; Zech 4:10 called פַּחַת יְהוּדָה Hag 1:1; Hag 1:14; Hag 2:2; Hag 2:21, called עַבְדִּי (by ׳ י) Hag 2:23. — ᵐ5 Ζοροβαβελ.


BDB9499

זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל noun [masculine] (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Ezra 5:2.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

↑ Top